Monthly Archives: September 2009

Jono Turning 40 – Wishlist Predictable

By popey | Published: September 10, 2009

I saw this tweet from the Ubuntu community Manager, Jono Bacon, and thought I’d take a look at his wishlist. Click for bigger Of course he’s probably changed it by… I saw this tweet from the Ubuntu community Manager, Jono Bacon, and thought I’d take a look at his wishlist. Click for bigger Of course [...]

Posted in Fun, Ubuntu | 9 Comments

Working Around blip.tv Video Conversion Failures

By popey | Published: September 7, 2009

One of the things that’s important to me for Ubuntu Screencasts is that they are accessible to people on non-Ubuntu platforms. That basically translates to Windows and OSX, but could…One of the things that’s important to me for Ubuntu Screencasts is that they are accessible to people on non-Ubuntu platforms. That basically translates to Windows [...]

Posted in Advocacy, Linux, Screencast, Ubuntu | 11 Comments

A Video Editor that Just Works

By popey | Published: September 2, 2009

After my troubles this morning and the subsequent helpful comments from readers, I’m pleased to say I’ve worked around the pausing issue with recordmydesktop. Here’s the command line I used…After my troubles this morning and the subsequent helpful comments from readers, I’m pleased to say I’ve worked around the pausing issue with recordmydesktop. Here’s the [...]

Posted in Advocacy, Linux, Ubuntu | 12 Comments

The Pain of Screencasting on Linux

By popey | Published: September 2, 2009

Some will say that screencasting on linux is easy. You just start recordmydesktop and stop when you’re finished. Upload the result to the internet and you’re done! Whilst this may…Some will say that screencasting on linux is easy. You just start recordmydesktop and stop when you’re finished. Upload the result to the internet and you’re [...]

Posted in Linux, Ubuntu | 34 Comments